‘Math Is As Weak As His Memory’: BJP Counters Rahul Gandhi’s Vote Theft Allegations With Own ‘Fact-Check’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made vote theft allegations in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections. (Image: PTI/File)

Hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made vote theft allegations in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections, the BJP came up with a point-by-point rebuttal through its own “fact-check” late on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi said his team has clear proof that around 25 lakh voters in the state are either duplicate, non-existent, or manipulated in Haryana. His allegations came a day before Bihar goes to polls on Thursday (November 6).

“We have crystal clear proof that 25 lakh voters (in Haryana) are fake, that they either don’t exist or they are duplicates or are designed in a way for anybody to vote. 1 in 8 voters in Haryana are fake, that’s 12.5 per cent,” Gandhi said.

Calling his “vote chori” allegations as a baseless narrative to justify the opposition’s electoral losses, the BJP said Gandhi’s “math is as weak as his memory”. The saffron party said not only was his “recycled propaganda” a bunch of lies, but he had earlier blamed “EVM fraud” after the Congress suffered poll defeat.

Here’s how the BJP claimed to have debunked Gandhi’s allegations:

The BJP said as voters prepare for the first phase of the assembly election in Bihar, Gandhi has returned with his “script of excuses”, this time reviving his baseless narrative of “vote chori”.

“Bihar votes tomorrow, and look who’s back with his script of excuses. Rahul Gandhi- the man who loses every match and then blames the pitch. And this time, it’s “Vote Chori.” Let’s break down his great discoveries and expose his recycled propaganda, one lie at a time,” the BJP said in a thread on X, where it posted seven claims made by Gandhi with its corresponding “fact”. 

Claim 1: “The Entire State Election Was Stolen, Not Just a Few Booths, But Statewide, Nationwide!”

Fact: “He said an old lady’s name appeared 220 times in the voter list from Mulana assembly constituency.”

The BJP said Gandhi attempted to buttress his outlandish statewide theft accusation by citing a specific instance of an old woman’s name allegedly appearing 220 times in the voter list from the Mulana assembly constituency. However, it said his logic collapses when one considers the electoral outcome as the Congress won that seat. If “vote chori” occurred in Mulana, Gandhi is effectively accusing his own party of committing the theft, a perfect illustration of “classic Rahul logic”, it said.